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Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
Posted by:
Scammed Ham
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Date: October 05, 2015 11:40PM
Handsome woman. Took money from Autistic children too. Heard she has a very nice house somewhere here in the county.
http://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/Prosecutors-Fairfax-Woman-Took-More-than-600k-from-Campaign-of-Va-Senate-Majority-Leader-330739821.html
By Scott MacFarlane
A Fairfax businesswoman has been charged with fraud after federal prosecutors say she took more than $600,000 from the campaign of Virginia's Senate minority leader.
Lynn Miller, also known as Linda Wallis, also created an autism support organization and used the proceeds to enrich herself, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors filed a federal fraud charge late Monday against Miller, a former treasurer for Virginia Senate Democratic Leader Dick Saslaw (D-Fairfax). They said Miller's schemes collected more than $1 million -- and that she funneled some of the money through phony shell companies.
Federal prosecutors, in court filings, said Miller issued 73 fraudulent checks from Saslaw's campaign account without the senator's knowledge. The money, prosecutors say, was redirected into accounts she controlled.
The News4 I-Team tracked down Miller last week to ask about this case and her work for Saslaw. But she wouldn’t comment.
Prosecutors also said Miller created an organization called the Community College Consortium on Autism and Intellectual Disabilities in 2010, which collected money from community colleges and from a Bulgarian businessman.
Miller used some of the money the organization collected to pay her mortgage and personal and food expenses, prosecutors said.
The federal prosecutors did not specify what work the organization conducted, but said it "purported" to be a non-profit. The I-Team's review with state officials in Virginia found no formal filings by the Community College Consortium on Autism and Intellectual Disabilities to be a non-profit.
Miller's home on a wooded street in Fairfax is listed for sale at about $1.5 million. It includes a home theater and sauna.
When reached by the I-Team, Miller had no comment on the criminal case.
http://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/Prosecutors-Fairfax-Woman-Took-More-than-600k-from-Campaign-of-Va-Senate-Majority-Leader-330739821.html
By Scott MacFarlane
A Fairfax businesswoman has been charged with fraud after federal prosecutors say she took more than $600,000 from the campaign of Virginia's Senate minority leader.
Lynn Miller, also known as Linda Wallis, also created an autism support organization and used the proceeds to enrich herself, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors filed a federal fraud charge late Monday against Miller, a former treasurer for Virginia Senate Democratic Leader Dick Saslaw (D-Fairfax). They said Miller's schemes collected more than $1 million -- and that she funneled some of the money through phony shell companies.
Federal prosecutors, in court filings, said Miller issued 73 fraudulent checks from Saslaw's campaign account without the senator's knowledge. The money, prosecutors say, was redirected into accounts she controlled.
The News4 I-Team tracked down Miller last week to ask about this case and her work for Saslaw. But she wouldn’t comment.
Prosecutors also said Miller created an organization called the Community College Consortium on Autism and Intellectual Disabilities in 2010, which collected money from community colleges and from a Bulgarian businessman.
Miller used some of the money the organization collected to pay her mortgage and personal and food expenses, prosecutors said.
The federal prosecutors did not specify what work the organization conducted, but said it "purported" to be a non-profit. The I-Team's review with state officials in Virginia found no formal filings by the Community College Consortium on Autism and Intellectual Disabilities to be a non-profit.
Miller's home on a wooded street in Fairfax is listed for sale at about $1.5 million. It includes a home theater and sauna.
When reached by the I-Team, Miller had no comment on the criminal case.
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
Posted by:
Honest elephant
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Date: October 06, 2015 07:23AM
Yawn. Another crooked democrat, what else is new?
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
Posted by:
mjs
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Date: October 06, 2015 07:30AM
So its OK for Politicians to lie cheat and steal to their voters, but when a voter cheats a politician, suddenly its a crime...
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
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Who Needs Saslaw?
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Date: October 06, 2015 09:44AM
He's not responsive. Communications to him don't get answers. He must be taking lessons from FCPS. Let's get someone else.
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
Posted by:
causeican
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Date: October 06, 2015 10:49AM
mjs Wrote:
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> So its OK for Politicians to lie cheat and steal
> to their voters, but when a voter cheats a
> politician, suddenly its a crime...
+1
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> So its OK for Politicians to lie cheat and steal
> to their voters, but when a voter cheats a
> politician, suddenly its a crime...
+1
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
Posted by:
Stephen
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Date: October 06, 2015 04:25PM
No one should Vote for Saslaw, He doesn't honor his oath of office, and his Campaign takes in a ton of Money from utility Companies.
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
Posted by:
Democrats are Crooks
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Date: October 06, 2015 04:40PM
I, too, am not surprised.
But, now we have LGBT rights, and abortions-on-demand, so, GO DEMOCRATS!
But, now we have LGBT rights, and abortions-on-demand, so, GO DEMOCRATS!
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
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oh ya youre paying it back
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Date: October 06, 2015 04:44PM
Sale of her house should be a good start to paying that 600k back. I have a refrigerator box she can borrow. Which name is she going by today?
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
Posted by:
Kaiser Soso
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Date: October 07, 2015 09:13AM
They're both democrats, so this is just a case of one con-artist scamming another con-artist.
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
Posted by:
fungo
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Date: October 07, 2015 11:12AM
Makes you wonder just what this woman's history is. Sounds like someone who makes a living off scamming others as the opportunities arise. Betcha she's ripped off lots of folks and it finally caught up to her after she stuck her finger too far up a victim's asshole. Greed does them in all the time.
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
Posted by:
notafan
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Date: October 07, 2015 11:55AM
Saslaw is a jerk. Gun grabbing crony capitalist.
Re: Fairfax Woman Scammed $600K From VA Senator
Posted by:
wepF9
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Date: October 07, 2015 12:20PM
How do you charge a consultant for fraud?